E. Mertens

WTA · Belgium · age 30 · right-handed · recent form 5-3

E. Mertens is a WTA tennis player. Current hard-court ELO 1840 (124-82). Recent form: 5-3 over the last 8 matches.

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ELO ratings by surface (since 2018)

SurfaceELORecordMatches
Hard1840124-82206
Clay175927-2350
Grass181627-2148

Playing style

style Complete all-court game that travels across surfaces.

weapon Dependable serve and unusually sharp volleys carried over from her doubles career.

pattern Reads a match in progress and adjusts her plan mid-way rather than running one script.

weapon Doubles-honed net instincts and tactical craft; composed in big moments.

weapon Serve carrying her: quarterfinal without facing a break point and strongest numbers behind first serve.

weapon Serving week: dominant hold games, barely pressured behind first serve.

style All-round consistency with quality point-finishing at the net

temperament Veteran closer who grinds down younger opponents from losing positions

style Comfortable on hard courts with a steady, reliable return game; experience tends to show in tight moments at Slams.

weapon Dependable serve; goes long stretches without being broken

Recent intel

schedule Reached the Monterrey final the week immediately before the US Open, so arrives with heavy recent match load. · Aug. 31, 2026 source

schedule Played deep into the Monterrey weekend immediately before the Open — short turnaround · Aug. 30, 2026 source

form Solid 14-8 hard-court season · Aug. 30, 2026 source

form Monterrey runner-up; converted only 5 of 17 break chances in the final · Aug. 29, 2026 source

form Nearing a second straight 30-win season; best week since her Wimbledon quarterfinal. · Aug. 28, 2026 source

Style and intel notes are our own summaries of published tennis coverage, not quotations. Durable traits accumulate across independent reports; situational notes expire.

Recent match history

DateOpponentScoreEventH2H
Sept. 5, 2026 L N. Osaka 2 - 1 US Open · hard H2H
Sept. 3, 2026 W M. Timofeeva 0 - 2 US Open · hard H2H
Sept. 1, 2026 W K. Quevedo 0 - 2 US Open · hard
Aug. 29, 2026 W N. Bartunkova 1 - 2 Monterrey · hard H2H
Aug. 29, 2026 L D. Parry 2 - 1 Monterrey · hard H2H
Aug. 28, 2026 W Y. Starodubtseva 0 - 2 Monterrey · hard
Aug. 26, 2026 W P. Udvardy 1 - 2 Monterrey · hard H2H
Aug. 15, 2026 L D. Parry 1 - 2 Cincinnati · hard H2H
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